| RefNo | HS/8/78 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Carl Friedrich Gauss to Sir John Herschel, dated at Göttingen |
| Creator | Karl Friedrich Gauss |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 24 October 1842 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Pleased to hear that the magnetic observations are to be continued for a further three years. Mode of conducting observations in some foreign observatories would seem to need improvement. Has made a series of observations of magnetic inclination, which will be published in the sixth volume of Resultate. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Göttingen, Germany |
| Origin coordinates | 51.533889, 9.935556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/22/139 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/22/139 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9731
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8223 | Gauss; Karl Friedrich (1777 - 1855) | 1777 - 1855 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |